TARGET: R EADY FOR S UCCESS IN E DUCATION AND T HE F UTURE W ORKFORCE Building the Foundation for Success Through a Strong Birth to 8 System
• More than 50% of current high school students lack the written, verbal, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills employers need. Workforce • Twenty percent (20%) of today’s Challenges workforce is functionally illiterate. • By 2020, analysts predict that the majority of available jobs will require skilled labor, even as fewer and fewer skilled workers enter the job market. Meeting workforce needs today and in the future…
• Demonstrate independence Co Coll llege and • Have strong content knowledge • Respond to varying demands of Care Ca reer er audience, task and purpose • Comprehend as well as critique Re Ready • Understand other perspectives Stu tudents ts and cultures • Use technology and digital media strategically and capably • Lead with confidence Our Aspiration…
Focus: • Real World Application • In-depth Content Learning Arizona’s • Relevant to College and Career Co Coll llege and • Consistent Learning Targets Ca Care reer r Skills: Re Ready dy • Critical Thinking Sta tandar ards ds • Problem Solving • Effective Communication Skills Our Method
Healthy High Quality Births and Development Kindergarten on Track Continuity High Quality between ECE Early and K-3 Education Effective Engaged and Teaching and Supported Learning in Families ECE and K-3 S TRONG S YSTEM ( S ) THAT S UPPORT C HILDREN FROM B IRTH THROUGH A GE 8 Our Foundation
State Education Status 2012 State Education Goals 2020 • AIMS 2012: • Increase to 94% the number of 3rd graders reading at or near • Reading: 75% of third grade level. (ADE Statewide Literacy Plan) graders at or near grade • Implementation of Move on When level. Reading Legislation 2013-2014 • Math: 69% of third graders • Full implementation of Arizona at or near grade level. College and Career Ready Standards (2013-2014) and new assessment (2014-2015) The children who are tasked with meeting the state 2020 education goal are being born NOW! The opportunity is TODAY to ensure their success! The URGENCY to ACT
Why Birth to Age 8? An Introduction…
• Students who cannot read by the end of 3 rd grade (age 8) are four times more likely to drop out of high school. • 88% of students who failed to earn a high school diploma were struggling readers in 3 rd grade. Why Birth to Age 8?
What Happens Early Matters Most • 80% of a child’s critical brain development happens by age 3, and about 90% by age 5. • Early advantages accumulate; so do early disadvantages. Resource:http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/vi deos/threecore_concepts/brain_architecture/ Why Birth to Age 8?
Abecedarian Study: Academic Benefits No Program Group Program Group Early Learning 13% 4 yr college 36% Predictors: 51% HS graduation 67% High Quality 65% grade retention Early Education 34% 49% special education 31% Why Birth to Age 8?
Early Grade Predictors Future Educational Kindergarten Success • High quality • Higher Proficiency/ early learning standardized test Knowledge scores in math • Reading at • Healthy and reading development grade level or • Ready for beyond in 3 rd Kindergarten grade Early Grade School Success Readiness Why Birth to Age 8?
Long-Term Benefits of 0-8 Return on Investment Every $1 invested in quality early education saves $7 dollars in special education, public assistance and lost taxes. The rate of return for quality early childhood education is 10% per year. http://www.heckmanequation.org/content/reso urce/why-early-investment-matters Why Birth to Age 8?
Return on Investment of Early Childhood Education Studies show early learning influences long-term success: Special Education Costs School Success Grade Repetition Graduation Crime Workforce Readiness Teen Parents Job Productivity Welfare Dependency Community Engagement Job Training Costs COMPETITIVE ARIZONA Sources: Schweinhart, 2005; Bruner, 2003 Slide from Nebraska’s Early Childhood Business Roundtable
Arizona Context AZ’s Children and System Status
Statistic Arizona U.S. Faster child (0-17) growth rate 1990-2009 76.7% 23.4% Greater % of young (0-5) children in population 8.6% 7.9% Greater young child diversity (0-5) White, non-Hispanic 39.7% 51.0% Hispanic 44.9% 25.2% Native American 6.2% 1.2% African American 4.6% 14.3% Asian 2.6% 4.5% Higher percentage young (0-5) lower income children Under 100% 27.5% 24.8% Under 200% 55.7% 48.0% Arizona’s Children 0 -8
Implications of Poverty – Achievement Gap Starts Early 1,116 words (Children in professional families) 749 words (Children in working class families) 525 words (Children in welfare families) Graph adapted from Hart, B. & Risley, T. R. (1995). Meaningful Difference in the Everyday Experiences of Young Children. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Researchers grouped children into three socioeconomic status groups based on occupation: “Professional” “Working Class” and “Welfare”. Groups str ongly correlated with parents education levels and family income. 16
• Creation of First Things First, a dedicated, voter approved funding source for young children. FTF is funding many key programs/projects to support and enhance the early childhood system. • Implementation of a system to improve the quality of child care/early learning programs (Quality First). • Statewide literacy Initiative, READ ON Arizona, developing a community-based collaborative approach to create a continuum of supports to improve literacy outcomes for young children. • Arizona has secured some federal and philanthropic support to expand critical programs. • Governor’s Arizona Ready Council is integrating early learning as a component of 2020 goals. Progress to Date in AZ
• Arizona ranks 49 th in the nation Scale: on the percentage of children ages 3 to 5 that attend early Access to education/ preschool. High Quality • Data from NIEER shows decline Early in funding in recent years. Learning • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0A pWD2cb39EW9dGZLZDZjSG5PcnlIVXlCT0l6U Experiences zJ0OEE&output=html The Ch Th e Chall lleng enges es
State Cuts to Early State Cuts to Children’s State Cuts to Other Programs Childhood Health for Children and Families (-$307.5 million) (-$49.7 million) (-$80.0 million) Child Care Subsidies – KidsCare – Frozen from 2010 Temporary Assistance to Enrollment Closed to recent. Will open to limited Needy Families (TANF) - number due to hospitals’ Reduced contribution. Full-Day Kindergarten – Children’s Rehabilitative Child Protective Services - Zeroed Out Services - Reduced Reduced Preschool (State) – Zeroed High Risk Perinatal Services - AIMS Intervention/ Out Reduced Dropout Prevention – Zeroed Out Family Literacy – Zeroed Out Children’s Behavioral Health – Adult Education/GED – Reduced Zeroed Out Healthy Families – Zeroed Out Early Intervention Program - Reduced The Challenges
• Develop culture/infrastructure that supports early childhood as part of Arizona’s education continuum Linking and • Expand high quality early care and Strengthening education programs for children Systems and families • Support capacity building/ professional development for birth to 8 educators/ providers Arizona’s Opportunities
“If anyone is • Educate your colleagues about the importance of birth to 8 talking about • Stay apprised of policies and education, legislation impacting young children at the federal, state and local level early care and • Schedule an informational visit with a education legislator should be a part • Write, talk and question candidates for of the office conversation.” • Write an opinion piece for the local paper • Share Your VOICE and INFLUENCE for Arizona’s children Next Steps – What You Can Do
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